claret

adj. deep dark purplish-red

n. type of red wine produced in the Bordeaux; similar red wine produced somewhere else; (Slang) blood

v. drink claret wine

For other uses, see Claret (disambiguation) Claret is a name used in English for red wine from the Bordeaux region of France, along the valleys of the rivers Gironde, Garonne and Dordogne, including Medoc, Graves and St Emilion. Claret wines are sometimes divided into Left and Right bank Clarets- Left bank clarets include the Medoc, Graves and Pessac-Léognan, whilst Right bank clarets include the St Emilion and the Pomerol. There are also numerous lesser appellations which are sometimes referred to as Clarets, such as Fronsac.
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Noun
1. a dark purplish red
(hypernym) dark red
2. dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
(synonym) red Bordeaux
(hypernym) Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
(hyponym) Saint Emilion
Verb
1. drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
(hypernym) drink, booze, fuddle
(derivation) red Bordeaux

n. claret, type of red wine

(n.)
The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.